Competitors from all over the world and a star-studded Coen brothers premiere make up this year's Venice International Film Festival.

"Traitor," a somber, absorbing and only moderately preposterous new thriller written and directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, manages an impressive feat of economy.

"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" is a great start to the TV series but maybe not the best feature film. Nevertheless, kids will love it and adult "Star Wars" fans will want to check it out. I'm going to give it 7 out of 10, but I freely admit that may be generous.

Another intriguing take on affairs of the heart from the master of the artform with some solid performances, most notably from Javier Bardem and Rebecca Hall.

Errol Flynn, Hollywood's unruly swashbuckler, is also a forgotten hero of the western.

Film Reviews: After their triumphant dramatic success with "No Country for old men," the Coen brothers revert to sophomoric snarky mode in "Burn After Reading."

Film Reviews: Heavy on the spice and cheap on the meat, "Bangkok Dangerous" adds plenty of Thai seasoning to the Hollywood lone-assassin recipe, but the result is only mildly pungent.

Film Reviews: Singaporean film-critic-turned-director Kelvin Tong gets the genre elements just about right in "Rule #1," a very dark buddy-cop movie cum ghost story shot and set in Hong Kong.

Film Reviews: After 30 years, two brothers raised in different countries and cultures, come together for their mother's funeral and immediately become embroiled in each other's shoot-'em-up dramas.

Film Reviews: There's no shortage of South Korean high school frightfests, but "Death Bell" has a neat concept that almost goes the distance.